William norren



{No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W. NORREN. FARE AND TIME RECORDER FORVEHICLES. No. 510,814. Patented Deo. 12, 1893'.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

W. NORREN. FAREAND TIME REGORDER FOR VEHICLES.

Patented Do.'12 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM NORREN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANKTURNQUIST, OF SAME PLACE.

FARE AN D TIME RECORDER FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 510,814, dated December12, 1893.

Application filed June 5, 1893. Serial No. 476,577. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM NORREN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare and Time Recordersfor Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fare and time recorders, andis especially adapted for and applicable to vehicles, such as buggies,carriages, 850., which are let for hire by livery-men; and it consistsin certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, andoperation of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth and specifically claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivedevice, which will accurately indicate the length of time, which a buggyor carriage has been in use or occupied, and which may be easily andreadily attached to the buggy-seat.

In order to enable others skilled in the art, to which my inventionpertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it,referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, is aperspective View of a portion of the buggy-seat with a part thereofbroken away,in order to show the casing which contains my invention andthe manner of attaching it to the seat. Fig. 2, is a view in sideelevation of the seat with one of the end-pieces thereof removed, inorder to show the interior mechanism. Fig. 3, is a plan view of mydevice detached from the seat. Fig. 4, is a front view, partly insection, taken on line 4-, i, of Fig. 5, showing a portion of thebuggy-seat, with the recorder attached thereto. Fig. 5, is a crosssectional view of the seat and recorder. Fig. 6, is a longitudinalsectional View of the guide-piece and its movablemarker piece detachedfrom the recorder, and Fig. 7, is a sectional view of the guideband ortrack, and the clock-dial or face.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the diiferent views ofthe drawings.

A, represents the end or supporting-pieces of the buggy-seat,w11ich isof the ordinary or any preferred construction. On the tops of theend-pieces is placed and secured a flooring A, to the lower surface ofthe center of which is secured a casing B, which contains the clock-workmechanism of my recorder. To the rear edge of the flooring A, is hingedthe seat-piece or board 0, which is preferably of the same size and formas the dooring A, and is held a slight distance from the same by meansof suitable springs c, which are interposed between the upper surface ofthe flooring, and the lower surface of the seat-piece or board C, on theupper surface of which may rest the cushion O. The lower surface of theflooring A, is provided with two cleats (L, which extend cross-wisetherewith, and are for the purpose of sustaining the casing B, which asshown in the drawings is preferably rectangular in form, and provided atits side edges with flanges or lips a,

to engage the cleats a, that it may be inserted or withdrawn from underthe seat in a manner similar to an ordinary drawer in a piece offurniture. About midway between the cleats a, the flooring A, is formedwith a transverse mortise a within which fits and operates theguidepiece D, and its movablemarker piece D, as will be presentlyexplained.

Within the casing B, is placed a clock or clock-mechanism E, (which maybe of any de sired make or construction,) with its dial or face E,uppermost, as shown in Fig. 3, of the drawings. The hands of the clockhave been dispensed with, and on the center post thereof, is placed ashallow cup or pan F, which is formed with a tubular openingf, in itscenter, for the reception of the center post of the clock, to which itis rigidly secured and rotates therewith. Within this cup F, is placed adialpiece E, which is provided with numbers from 1 to 12 (one to twelve)inclusive, in a circle near its periphery. The dial-piece E, is alsoprovided with a central opening which fits over the tubular opening f,of the cup F, and rotates therewith. To the outer surface of the band orrim f, of the cup F, is secured a band or ring F, which is placed aslight distance from the rim of the cup F, and is a volute therewith onthe same curve, as is clearly seen in Fig. 3, by reference to whichfigure, it will be seen and understood that the said band F and rim f,form a guide-track for a pin or projection g, on the movablemarker-piece D.

To the rear portion of the casing B, is hinged the guide-piece or leverD, which is provided near its front and rear ends with springs d, whichrest upon the casin g of the clock mechanism, and hold the guide-pieceslightly therefrom, yet yield sutiiciently to allow said guidepiece tobe pressed downward. Near its rear end, the piece D, is provided with astandard or projection 61, on its upper surface, which extends at itstop longitudinally therewith, as shown in Fig. 6, and passes through aslot 01 in the movable-marker-piece D. front portion of the piece D, isformeda longitudinal slot (i through which the pencil g, and pin g,which are secured to the markerpiece D, project.

As shown in Fig. 3, the guide-piece D, and its marker-piece extenddiametrically across the face of the dial, and by reference to Fig. 5,it will be seen that the pin or projection g, fits within the spacebetween the band F, and the rim f, of the cup F, and that the pencil ormarker g, is located a slight distance from the inner surface of the rimf, of the cup. It will therefore be understood that as the center postcarrying the guide and dial, rotates, the'pin 9, will beheld between theband F, and the rim f, until it shall have traversed the distance fromits starting point to the securing point of the band F, when said pinwill thereby be thrown outward, and at the same time, the pencil ormarker g, will be moved in a similar direction and will be caused totrace a separate circle for each twelve hours of time.

When the bugg -seat is unoccupied, the seat-board O, by reason of itssprings 0, will assume the position shown in Fig. 5, but as soon as theweight of the person is placed thereon, said seat-board will be presseddownward, and the pin 0 which is secured at its front central portionwill contact with the Near the front part of the piece D, therebypressing it as well as the marker piece D, its pin, and marker downward,to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5, when the exact houror time of occupancy of the seat will be indicated on the dial-face, byreason of the marks traced by the marker or pencil g. It is obvious thatas soon as the weight of the occupant is removed from the seat, thesprings thereof will lift the same sufficiently to throw the marker outof contact with the face of the dial, and that no mark thereon will becaused in its rotation until the seat is again occupied.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a time recorder for vehicles, the combination of the flooring A,having the mortise a on its lower surface for the reception andoperation of the recorder, with the seat-board C, hinged to theflooring, and springs c, to raise the same from the flooring, and a pin0 to contact with the guide-piece D, the casing B, secured to theflooring, a clock-mech- 7o anism within said casing, having secured toits center-post a cup or pan F, provided with an annular rim f, theremovable dial E, to

fit within said cup, and to rotate therewith,

the band F, secured to the rimf, to form a guide-track for a projectionon the markerpiece, the guide-piece or lever D,..having the springs d,projection d, and slot 01 the movable marker-piece D, having the slot (1for the reception of the projection d, the pin g, and pencil or markerg, passing through the slot d said pin adapted to project into thecircular guide-track and the pencil to contact with the face of thedial, substantially as described.

WILLIAM NORREN.

Witnesses:

CHAS. G. TILLMAN, E. A. DUGGAN.

